weatherly

English

Etymology

From weather (“direction from which the wind blows”) +‎ -ly (“characteristic of”).

Adjective

weatherly (comparative more weatherly, superlative most weatherly)

1. (nautical, of a sailing vessel) Able to sail close to the wind with little leeway.

Derived terms

• unweatherly

Translations

nautical

• Russian: спосо́бный держа́ться кру́то к ве́тру, не дрейфу́я (sposóbnyj deržátʹsja krúto k vétru, ne drejfúja), рыскли́вый в наве́тренную сто́рону (rysklívyj v navétrennuju stóronu)